Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-05
Cher0lxees 10 Elect n Chief.
AN EXCITING POLITICAL CONTEST, WITH TWO FACTIONS


FIGHTING.
An Indian Territory special says: IAN exciting
political contest is now In progress In the Chero
kee Nation. The election for principal Chief cir
cult Judges and district officers will occur the nrst
Monday In August, and the eve OF election nnds
the Cherokees divided into two factions, one OF
which styles itself the national and the other
the Downing The nominees OF the former for
chief and assistant chief are Rabbit Bunch and II.
T. Lindram, while the Downing candidates are
joel B. Mayes and samuel smith. The issues
relating mainly to the administration OF govern
ment. Rabbit Bunch is a full blood Intelligent
and well educated. Mayes was formerly chief
justice OF the Cherokee supreme court. He Is an
eminent lawyer with progressive ideas Bunch Is
supported by the present Chief Bushyhead, who
his successor. The light between Bunch and
Mayes grows into bitterness the time for the
final decision approaches. Meetings and barbecpss
country. Public feeling is highly wrought up by
appeals or an tnfiammatory character. Several
IenS naT "n M rsstS
The full bloods appear TO be supporting Bunch,
while the half breeds, negroes and floating ele-
predicted. Bushyhead was elected four years ago
principally by the noating or negro vote, and this
strength is now claimed for Mayes The chtsG -
chosen for four years term.
AID FOR THE ANARcHIsTs--The united Socialist
Swedish organizations arranging a big ex-
cursion 70 Eppng Forest on July 10. and wiz END
the pfOcc6QS 10 chicago Inc 6QArCnlSba VINO
are under sentence OF death.
THE MASSACHUSETTS BoRGrA Nor IxsANK-Mn
Sarah Jane Robinson, who Is In jail In boston,
charged with having poisoned eleven persons :;
whose lives were insured In her favor, has been
acting Queerly for some time. Saturday she was
examined by DIR. Jelly, an insanity expert. He
talked with her for two hours on various suo1ecr4
particularly the crime with which she IL charged
and came away impressed with the idea that she
was far from insane She herseh said she dld not
believe In the insanity dodge. She VIII probably
not be tried until December.
MARYLAND PRIMARIEs.-The Allegany County
democratic convention instructed It's delegation
TO the state convention for Col Baughman- Tho
Garrett County primaries resulted Ia favor OF Col
Baughman. Carroll County primaries resulted -
favor OF Attorney-General Roberts for governor.
CHANGED WITH AssAuLTTSG ACHHD.-Samuei A
Scales, a painter, aged "a years, was arrested In
Newark, n. j., saturday night, charged with hav-
ing criminally assaulted a 12-yearod girl named
Fannie Tate, who boarded In the same house with
him. Mrs. Scales accidentally witnessed her hus-
bands crime, and told the girls fsther who made
the complaint This makes the NTH case OF this
nature that has been reported 70 the police q
Newark within the past few weeks
CHARGED WITH BIGANy.-Saml. Lynch, q pool.
seller was held IN the New York Police Court on
a charge OF bigamy. In 1882 he married Sadie w.
wyland, OF New York city. After two years of
married life Lynch deserted his wife. In 1855 ho
married Fannie +. Meserole, variety actress
nster OF Chas. l. Meserole, the acrobat Fannie
went back 70 the stage, and Is now playing IN
Philadelphia. Wife No had Lynch arrested
Lynch asserted that be never married sadie, -
the justice refused TO discharge hun